13/04/2026
๐ Around The World Flight 24: Nairobi โ Bujumbura
From Kenya's highlands to the edge of Lake Tanganyika.
๐ Route (AIRAC 2602):
HKJK/06 N0440F400 PARI4B PARIN UM306 BJA DCT HBBA/17
We climb out of Nairobi's runway 06, leaving the savannah capital behind. The Great Rift Valley stretches beneath usโa dramatic reminder of the ancient forces shaping this continent. Then, as we track west, Lake Victoria appears on the horizon, a freshwater sea sprawling across three countries.
We cross the lake. Then the border. Then the mountains rise again.
๐ฌ Destination: Bujumbura International Airport (HBBA)
Perched on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyikaโthe world's second-deepest lake
Runway 17 brings you in over the water (a view worth the whole flight)
Gateway to Burundi's capital, where the river meets the lake
The terrain shifts from Kenyan savannah to Ugandan hills to Burundian mountains. From FL400, you can watch three countries slide past before starting your descent.
Africa keeps delivering. And we keep flying. ๐โ๏ธ
๐ Ever landed at HBBA? How's that over-water approach treating you? Drop your Lake Tanganyika story below โฌ๏ธ